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VEX

2026 Maine VEX Championships

March 6th and March 7th, 2026

Event Sponsors

We are currently still have a lot of event sponsorship opportunities available! If you are interested in supporting this amazing event, reach out to VEX@rimaine.org

Event Schedule

Friday Schedule

2:00PM – Venue opens to teams (Registration, Inspection, Team Pits, and Practice fields only)

3:30 PM – Drivers Meeting (in person and remote)

5:30 PM – Skills and Practice fields close

6:00 PM – Venue closed  

Saturday Schedule

Middle School

7:15AM Registration and Load-in

7:15AM Inspections Begin

8:00AM Opening Ceremonies, Registration Ends, Match schedule generated

8:15AM Qualification matches and Skills Challenges begin

12:00PM Lunch

12:40PM Qualification matches resume

2:20PM Qualification matches and Skills Challenges end

2:30PM Alliance Selection

3:05PM Elimination rounds begin, Awards Ceremony

6:05PM Event ends 

6:05PM Venue Closed

Rankings

High School

7:15AM Registration and Load-in

7:15AM Inspections Begin

8:00AM Opening Ceremonies, Registration Ends, Match schedule generated

8:15AM Qualification matches and Skills Challenges begin

12:00PM Lunch

12:40PM Qualification matches resume

1:55PM Qualification matches and Skills Challenges end

2:05PM Alliance Selection

3:05PM Elimination rounds begin

6:05PM Event ends 

6:00PM Venue Closed

Rankings

Event Venue

Hosted in South Portland, ME

The Point Community Center

345 Clarks Pond Parkway

South Portland, Maine 04106 United States

Event Map

Pit Map

Pit assignments will be shown on the week of the event below:

Live Streams

The high school streams will go Live at 8:45AM! Middle school stream will start at 9:00am and end at 2:25pm. The middle elimination matches will be streamed on the high school live stream. Links will become available on the week of the event.

High School

Middle School

The Game

VEX Robotics Over Under

VEX V5 Robotics Competition Push Back is played on a 12’ x 12’ square field configured as seen above. Two (2) Alliances – one (1) “red” and one (1) “blue” – composed of two (2) Teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen (15) second Autonomous Period, followed by a one minute and forty-five second (1:45) Driver Controlled Period.

The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by Scoring Blocks in Goals, Controlling zones within Goals, and Parking in defined zones at the end of the Match.

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Help RIM

If you would like to help RIM in the future with these events through sponsorship or volunteering please contact VEX@rimaine.org